Re:Salesforce CEO Says National Guard Should Patrol San Fran...
by dctoedt on Thursday October 16, 2025 @05:13PM
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> you can provide all the proof you need to discount the government narrative and prove yours
That's backwards: The burden of proof is on the government to show that the prerequisites have been met for invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 [0] or the Alien Enemy Act of 1798 [1] or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 [2]. To be sure, the president gets some deference, but s/he doesn't have absolute discretion.
That's backwards: The burden of proof is on the government to show that the prerequisites have been met for invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 [0] or the Alien Enemy Act of 1798 [1] or the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 [2]. To be sure, the president gets some deference, but s/he doesn't have absolute discretion.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807
[1] https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11269
[2] https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45618